Adele

Adkins was brought up by a single mother in various working-class neighborhoods of London. Adkins was a fan of contemporary pop music as a child and also learning how to play the clarinet, as well as the guitar. It wasn't until her teens that she was exposed to Etta James, a blues and rhythm singerand other musicians from the early 20th century and she began to consider about a career in the field of music. While she was honed in her skills at a school that was funded by the government for the performing arts, a friend began posting songs Adkins had written and recorded onto the social network site Myspace. Her music eventually caught the attention of record labels and, in 2006, several months after graduating she signed a contract with XL Recordings.